Author Archives: Jim Mayo

After moving west from Chicago in 2005 in search of mountains to ski on, the Colorado lifestyle really took hold. Before long my passions turned to running, cycling, triathlon, and endurance sports in general. Colorado is such a great place to train and live that I have never looked back.

When I was asked to write a review of the new CamelBak H.A.W.G. NV, it came at the perfect time! I had just been invited to join some friends on an epic ride: Moab’s White Rim Trail! Not only were we to tackle all 100+ miles of this old uranium prospecting road through the Utah desert, but we would do ...

I think I got my first Columbia Powder Keg ski jacket somewhere around 1991. As a Chicago kid with more ego than ability on the slopes, my stylish teal and purple stunner was sure to fool the folks in Colorado into believing that I belonged! I knew zippo about skiing, but what I did know was that I was wearing ...

As an avid runner and cyclist of Colorado’s front range, I was stoked to have a chance to demo the Outdoor Tech Orcas Active Wireless Earbuds. Who hasn’t been moderately annoyed by countless headsets and wires while out on the trail? And who hasn’t cringed at the thought of digging out a cell phone at the bottom of a Camelbak to answer its ...